Drinking.
Arguments.
Kai leaned against the cage.
Eventually—
Sleep came.
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CRASH!
Kai's eyes flew open.
"...What?!"
A body suddenly burst through the wagon door.
It crashed directly into the iron cages.
BOOM!
The impact shook the entire wagon.
The prisoner beside Kai screamed.
The bandit groaned.
Kai looked toward the cage door.
"..."
"...Wait."
The master lock.
Had snapped clean off.
Kai stared at it.
"...How hard..."
"...did that guy get punched?"
Outside—
Metal clashed.
Men screamed.
Someone laughed.
Kai carefully pushed the broken cage door.
It opened.
"..."
He slowly stepped outside.
The camp had become complete chaos.
Bandits lay scattered everywhere.
Some unconscious.
Some crawling away.
Some still trying to fight.
At the center—
One man calmly walked forward.
Bright yellow hair.
A muscular build nearly identical to Nish.
A sleeveless bluish-black hoodie stretched tightly over a combat bodysuit.
The fabric barely hid the muscles beneath it.
Blue military cargo pants.
Heavy combat boots fitted with steel toes.
Metal knee guards.
Wraps covered both forearms.
On his left arm—
A tattoo of a grinning skull.
A gigantic pistol rested inside a thigh holster.
Resting over one shoulder—